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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
Finances of the Passumpsic Road.

President Harris has made the fol-
lowing report to the stockholders of
the Connecticut and Passumpsic rail-
road company:
The directors of this railroad have
prepared a report covering operations
for the six months ending Dec. 81,
1886, as follows: Total receipts,
$4l8, 79l expenses, 1924 1896; leaving
net, $193,795; surplus from 1885,
$l368 total, $l95, 1853. From this was
paid, rent, $500, and coupons on per
cent. bonds, $50 500, or a total of $685.
600; and the surplus on hand Dec. 81 +,
$l42, 163. During the fall of 1886 and
spring of 1887 negotiations were enter
ed into with the directors of the Bos-
ton and Lowell railroad, which finally
eliminated in the lease of our road to
the corporation for the period of
ninety nine years from the first day of
January, 1887. This lease was sub
mitted to the stockholders of both the
Boston and Lowell and Connecticut
and Passumpsic Rivers railroads, and
unanimously ratified in May last, and
on the first day of June the Boston and
Lowell Railroad corporation took pos
session. By the terms of this lease
the Boston and Lowell railroad agreed
to pay all our fixed charges, and pay
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
The Changers Victorious.

The interstate commission decided
last week in favor of the Boston &
Albany railroad and the Vermont state
grange against the Central Vermont
railroad, which has charged a less rate,
in similar services, for Il long than a
short haul between Boston and De-
trOit, Milwaukee and Chicago. The
substance of the report will be found
on the second page of this issue. The
commission orders the Central YER
mont to cease and desist from making
such charges on local freight and the
great Governor Smith, probably for
the first time in his life, is compelled
to reduce the local traffic of the Central
road. The board of commissioners
considered this one of the most impOr-
tant cases ever considered by them and
the decision is certainly one of great
importance to Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
Boston and Maine Ahead.

The New Hampshire railroad con-
test reached its first mile post Thurs
day and the Boston 81 Maine ran
ahead of the Concord. The vote was
on the question to indefinitely post
pone the Hazen bill and the result was
l67 to I36 in favor of the Maine road.
The Boston & Maine folks are enthu-
siastic aud claim that the bill will be
passed by even a stronger vote than
that of Thursday. On the other hand
the Concord folks claim that many vOt-
ed against pOstpOnement who are still
opposed to the bill and that they can
yet defeat the bill. Charges of bribery
still continue to be made and the ex-
element is not much abated. There
seems every probability that the Bos-
ton 81 Maine will win though some
think that the roads will make trade
of some kind and thus end the quarrel.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
Vermont's Next Governor.

The following sensational and relia-
BILE (7 despatch purpOrts to have been
sent from Burlington to the Boston
Record of Sept. 90. So far as "Stone
of st. Johnsbury" is concerned there is
no ground for the charge made, so we
mistrust the entire story. 1t will be
time enough to talk about the next
governor next year:
The political ferment would prOba-
bly, not have begun as early as this had
it not been for the tendency in this
state of late to turn every assemblage
of any public nature at all into an Oc-
casion for political wire-pulling. So it
was at the excursion which the state
editors took to Nantucket a few weeks
ago. There were present nearly all
the leading editors in the state, the
governor, acknowledgements, Hon.
Carroll S. Page of Hyde Park, General
w. w. GrOut, Colonel George w.
Hooker, Auditor Powell, Hon. B. d.
Harris of Brattleboro, and others. Pol
itics were discussed in general, of
course; but before the company re-
turned Editors Greene of the Wood
stock Standard, Benedict of the Bur-
lingtOn Free Press, Stone of the st.
JOhnsbury Caledonian, and three 9th
ers, including Mr.. Harris, had been dis
cussing politics more in a special way.
1t was agreed among them to support
Mr.. Harris for governor, and to push
him when the proper time came. AS
to the candidate for the lieutenant
gOvernorship, their plans were not SO
definite, but it was understood that
Editor Benedict should have the first
refusal.
Mr.. Harris is wealthy resident in
BrattlebOrO, and stands we'll with the
people of the state generally. He has
had for many years an ambition to be
governor. He is more anxious this
year than ever, as he wishes soon to
change his residence to New York city,
where he has large business interests,
but he desires to carry with him the
title of ex-governor of Vermont. The
little boom in his behalf already start
ed is considerable. He himself has
been about the state recently in behalf
of his ticket, and he has, he says, got
three or four papers "all fxed," be-
sides those represented by his six edi-
tOrial friends of the Nantucket excur-
sion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
Diamond Cut Diamond.

1t is hardly worth while to shed
many tears over the loss which the
Lasters' union of Dover, N. H., met
with in the disappearance of Treasurer
Crosby with $4,000 of fair funds. The
money was accumulated as the result
of lottery, which was both illegal and
immoral. Nearly 200 prizes valued at
$500 were offered by the managers of
the fair, land 10000 tickets were printed,
5000 at dollar each being sold. 1t has
been well said that a lottery is gamb-
ling swindle, and those who resort to
lotteries have no good ground of COM
plant when they are swindled in turn.
1t seems to have been a diamond cut
diamond affair, Crosby being a trifle
the sharper rascal Of the lot.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29

into the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
company, semiannually, on the first
days of January and July, for the ben
eft of the stockholders of the COnnec-
ticut and Passumpsic Rivers railroad
and the Massawippi Valley railway,
an amount sufficient to guarantee a
dividend of five dollars 1851 per share
per annum for the first ten years, and
six per cent. Is per cent.) for the re
naming 80 years.
AS the officers of the PassumpsiC
railroad operated the road agents of
the Boston and Lowell railroad from
the first day of January until the first
day of June, 1887, the above report
covers only the six months to Dec. 81
1856. There was no change in the
equipment or real estate owned by the
company during the six months.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Passumpsic road was
held at Newport last evening. The
same officers were elected as last year
No business of special interest was
dnna
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
A Sensible MugwumP.
Rutland Herald.

Carl Schruz did not lose all his sense
when he became mugwump. He re-
fused the other day to talk to a Pitts
burg reporter on politics, but he said
this "You hear of the people, from
one end of the country to the other,
growing at the newspaper reporters
and want you to publish what L tell
you now. The newspaper reporters
of the country should be respected.
Throughout my whole public career,
and since that time, | have never
changed my mind in regard to them.
They are the guardians of truth and
personal liberty. They protect every
citizen and have to see the first case
where "a newspaper man willfully at
tempted to deprive any man of his
rights. will never be satisfied till L
see newspaper men raised entirely on
a level with if not above other profess
sions, for they deserve the greatest
consideration"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29

a few days last week, the guest of w.
III. Symes.
George w. Webber having gone in
to insolvency, the mourners go about
the street.
w. 5. Streeter and wife have re-
turned to st. JOhnsbury, living evil
dences of w. w. Wright's table fare.
Harris Bemis, who for nearly three
years has been the acceptable foreman
OF w. w. Wright, has moved to Burke.
Geo. Nelson is breaking three of the
western wild horses, and has marks on
his person of a certain amount of sue
cess.
Harry Nelson of Nebraska is in town,
and is on the sharp lookout for part
ner to share cottage life in the faI
west.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
EAST BURKE.

The village school averages about %
scholars.
Mrs. David ellison is at Woodsville
this week.
Harvey FreetO has finished his job
at the Cornwall mill.
John Hubbard has gone to CRANKY
to work drawing lumber.
The painters are at work on the ex-
terror of the NJ. E. church. ID. I'll. Gray
has the job.
Some went from here Sunday to at
tend the funeral of Frank Randall at
Lyndonyille.
The Good Templars entertainment
and oyster supper Friday night passed
off well. Receipts about $I2.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Jenny Lind, the famous songstress,
lies dangerously ill in London.
An outbreak of a serious character
among the Arizona Indians is reported.
Fifty thousand inhabitants of Mes
sina have fled from that city on account
of cholera.
A furious fire broke out at Dandy,
Que, Wednesday, and over 100 houses
have been consumed.
All the crops on the bottom land be-
tween Mammoth and Benson, AriZ.,
wArA destroyed by the recent floods.
The general term of the court of APP
peals atfirms the decision of the lower
court in Jake Sharp's case, and now he
goes to prison.
The attempt of a colOred constable
to arrest white man in Texas has
caused an uprising of 200 negroes and
serious results are feared.
The official report of the ChatswOrth
disaster states that 80 are now dead.
The number injured is given as Isl,
10 of whom were employees of the road.
The business portion of Sanford,
Fla, was destroyed by fire, Wednes-
day, including every store in the town
except two new brick blocks and the
Sanford house. The loss is about
BOZ, 900; insurance very small.
Four little girls, playing on the is
land of Orleans, near Quebec, picked
up all old shell left on the field by an
artillery camp and applied a lighted
match to it. Three were killed in
stantly and the fourth was fatally in
jured.
At Potsdam, N. Y, Prof. T. S. Bald
win made a leap from his balloon in a
parachute when two thousand feet
above the earth, Saturday afte rnOOn.
Baldwin reached the ground safely
within sixty rods from where he as
cended.
P. A. Crosby, treasurer of the Last
ers' Protective union fair at Dover, N.
H., married, has skipped to Canada,
accompanied 10y dashing young mar
ried woman. He carried with him all
the funds, amounting to several thOus-
and dollars.
The recent cyclone of the Gulf of
Mexico caused floods on the extreme
southern Texas coast, which involved
loss of ST. 100000 at Brownsville and
Santa Cruz. The rainfall of Wednes-
day night reached the enormous figure
of ten inches. The wind blew eighty
miles an hour.
When starving, Frances Ferris of
New York city, the mother of four
small children, implOred her drunken
husband George, Saturday night, for
money to buy bread. He dragged her
to their squalid room on Stanton street
and shot her, probably fatally. Fer
ris was arrested.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
Attempted Train wrecking.

An attempt was made Saturday
night to wreck the St. Louis express
on the Fitchburg road near Pownal, by
piling nine ties on the track and spik-
ing two down. The engineer saw the
obstruction and stopped the train with
the air brakes and brakeman signal
led the rear section which was only
five minutes behind. 1t is believed
that plot to wreck the train at the
same point has been brewing for sew
eral months. At the time of the acct
dent to the train of the California ex-
cursiOnists in June, several persons be-
ing injured, the trouble was caused by
switch left half open. Later a COLI
sion between two freights was caused
by the same method. In both instances
the operator was discharged. A third
time switch was misplaced but was
discovered in time to prevent disas-
ter. 1t is thought the same person is
at the bottom of all the attempts.
Andrew j. Knight has been appoint
ed postmaster at Newbury.
There are 1Ol Masonic lodges in this
state with a membership of SI6O.
The Oath annual reunion of the YER
mont officers is to be held at the town
hall in Brattleboro, Tuesday, October
IL. John ID. Long delivers the ad-
dress.
Perkinsville will be alive next week
with horse-trOt and fair. An OK will
be roasted whole and boat-races and
other sports will fill twO-days' pro-
gram.
The Vermont Bible society is to hold
Of No
Wednesday, October I3. Rev. Homer
in the evening.
The balloon of Prof. Knights on the
fair ground at Rutland, Thursday,
struck a tree and collapsed when 30
feet high. The professor fell to the
ground in his basket, but was unin-
jured.
James E. Pollard's house and store
at Chester were entered by burglars
Friday night. They took SIS and a
gold watch and chain from the sleep
ing-rOOm and about 800 from the
store safe.
The grand jury of the Windham
county court has returned Ia indict-
ments. They were against RevellO of
Jamaica for the shooting of his wife
last winter, supposed at the time to be
insane and George F. Shenks, editor
of the Londonderry Sitter, for libel of
G. III. Davenport of the BrattlebOro
RefOrmer.
Frank w. Stowe of New York, gen.
eral agent of the Mutual reserve fund
life association, has been indicted by
the Windham county grand jury for
soliciting insurance for the Guaranty
mutual accident association assess
ment company located in New York.
This is the first prosecution for many
years, but offenders are likely to be
followed up hereafter.
Mrs. Clinton Smith of Middlebury,
superintendent of the Vermont WOm-
ans Christian Temperance union. gives
the figures of the vote on the resOlu
ton allying that organization with the
political prohibition party, and thus
taking the w. G. Il. U. into party
politics as follows: members present,
1913, for the resolution, IS /; against, 50
leaving 66 who did not vote.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
EAST HARDWICK.

The house, two large barns and con-
tents, and Outbuildings, belonging to
Cornelius Cole, were burned early
Tuesday morning. The fire is suppos-
ed to have caught about the arch in a
back room of the house where potatoes
were boiled the afternoon before. The
barns were filled with hay and grain
and farming tools. Insured for about
$500 on all, including stock which
was saved. The loss will be quite
large above insurance.
Miss Jennie Smith has gone to Cali
fOrnia.
Rev. E. Rogers and wife have re-
turned from their vacation.
G.. w. Leitch gave an illustrated ad-
dress at the Congregational church to
a full house last week and gave good
satisfaction.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
LYNDON.
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On Tuesday last Elias Wilder had a
very narrow escape from being killed
by the engine of the express going
north. Being on the back side of the
freight depot he drove around the de-
pot and when Oh the track first noticed
the express train coming at full speed.
He hit his horse with the whip and
jumped. The engine struck his meat
wagon near the hind wheel, sending
the cart and horse with great force
against r. YOung's yard fence. Strange
to say Mr.. Wilder or the horse were
not hurt more than having a good
shaking up for trying to stop the train.
Mr.. w. don't think much of that meth
cd of distributing meat. In speaking
of the accident he said 81 thought
was done for" This is severe warn
ing to all not to attempt to cross rail-
road crossing when train is ap-
preaching even if you think you have
time.
Quite a number are attending the
Barton fair.
Charles Little of the Vile is moving
into Daniel Paris house on Chapel st.
The Dartmouth team is expected to
play the LyndOns on Saturday next,
at l:30 p. m.
Carol Staples started on Wednes
day for Ann Arbor, Mich, to pursue
his dental studies.
Mrs. DR.. Drake of West Lebanon is
visiting in town. w. l.. Quimby is at
home from PrOvidence.-Mrs. w. III.
Richardson is spending week at her
old home i'm GlOver.-Mrs. G. F. Smith
is in Boston buying her fall stock of
millinery. COrie Wilmarth accOmpa-
MED her.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
Coming Back to Vermont.

''ay'''''' 1'.''''
1t is reported that Iowa farmers are
inquiring about farm property in Yer
mont with the idea of coming back to
the land of their fathers. Hundreds of
of New England people went West
with the idea of coming back again
after having acquired fortune or
competence, and if the tide of migra-
ton is really turning, our old hill towns
may before long blossom as the rose
again. A New Englander who has
lived on the Illinois prairies for many
years was in Massachusetts during the
summer and told the writer that wes-
tern Massachusetts appeared to him a
paradise, and that nothing would suit
him better than to return to his old
home in the hills, and end his life
there
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29

mont. Let nothing be done to dimin-
ish or dissipate this fear, but instead
let it be more firmly fixed whenever
occasion presents.
By the way, DR.. Stokes, who was
pardoned out by Gov. Pingree because
he was supposed to be dying of con-
sumption in the Windsor prison, APP
pears to have fully recovered.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
PASSUMPSIC.

There will be Sunday school con-
cert next Sunday evening.
j. A. Duplissis and G. F. Winch are
attending the Bradford fair this week
Crescent lodge No. 60, will give an
oyster supper and literary entertain
ment in their hall Friday evening,
Sept. Both. Supper will be served
from $50 till 8 O'clock.
Mr.. Hawley of Illinois, father of A.
p. Hawley, died last Friday morning
aged 81 years. Mr.. Hawley has been
West for about twenty years. He used
to live on the place now owned by
Geo. Wright.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29

The New York World thinks that no
future business event can be more GER
tain than that there will be bursting
of the speculative real estate bubble
which is blown to such large proper
tiOns in many cities and towns of the
West and South. There is reason for
a considerable advance in the prices of
lots in some of these places, but the
fancy and gambling rates to which
land has been "boomed" in most of
them can have but one result-an ex-
plOsion and reaction that will ruin
thousands and give legitimate business
in those localities serious setback.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
WELLS RIVER.

Seth Ford has sold his house to E. G.
Parker, who takes possession immedi-
ately. Mr.. Ford goes West to live.
A warning is up for another meeting
next week Thursday evening, to see
about purchasing steam fire engine.
There is some talk of tearing down
the freight station here, since the
freight is all taken to WoOdsville.
Some are not satisfied with the new ar
rangement, and wish to have the depot
remain, hoping to get it back again.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29

The Philadelphia Telegraph, COM
menting Oh the fact that New York
city and state care so little for the
name of Grant and the fame of Grant
the soltier that they have not yet been
able to erect a promised monument to
his memory, thinks that it would be
phenomenal if either city or state ex-
hibits any enthusiasm for Fred D., the
republican candidate for secretary of
state, simply because he is the son of
Gen. Grant
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
Where They Differ.
Tauadega Ala, Honss.

When boy we remember to have
seen lot of hogs get "blind drunk"
on some damaged brandy peaches. In
this they were like men. The next
day they "sObered up" aud not one of
them could be tempted to eat brandy
peach. One scent was enough. In
this they were unlike men.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29

The martyr HaddOck, who gave up
his life in Sioux city for the cause of
temperance, did not die in vain. Rev.
Frank C. Haddock, son of the temper
ance martyr, has become an active
member of the Des MOines conference
of the Methodist church. He entered
the ministry but left it to study and
practice law. The murder of his father
at Sioux City caused him to return to
the ministry as an active worker for
the cause of temperance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
No shadovvy Regulations Wanted.
d-.eaS.Id Maze Gnz1ffs Pen

Lincoln and Hawley are names fire.
quently coupled as republican candi-
dates for the Presidency. 1t would
prove remarkably strong combina-
ton and should Mr.. Blaine accept his
last defeat as final and withdraw from
the contest without seeking to stir up
strife or nurse resentments, it would
be a winning ticket. Republicans
have it in their power to elect the next
president, but it can't throw away the
advantage of harmony and gOodfeeling
or put mp any candidate of shadowy
reputation and do it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
SHEFFIELD.

Rev. R. Christie baptized four per-
sons Sunday.
John Flanders little girl is sick with
typhoid fever.
The remains of the late Hiram
Drown were brought here from Hard
wick Sunday. Funeral services were
held at the red school house.
John Prescott of Providence, r. l.,
was in town Monday. Himself and
family are on their way to Idaho where
he has been engaged To take charge OF
a horse ranch.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
CABOT.

S. S. Batchelder has sold his farm
and stock and will start with his wife
for California in few weeks. Mr..
Batchelder's only son, j. w. Batchel-
der, has been in California the past
seven years. He has fully recovered
his health and is anxious to have his
parents come and live with him. If
they like they will remain. The son
formerly worked in the scale shops
and sung in the choir at the South
church. He is now teacher of music
and organist in San Francisco. Cabot
will feel the loss of Mr.. and Mrs.
Batchelder, especially the COngrega-
tiOnal church will miss them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29

John C. Dewey, expert advertising
agent of Burlington, leaves that city
Oct. for New York. Mr.. Dewey is a
very nice sort of man personally so far
as we know, but there is no demand in
this state for advertising agencies of
the sort he has managed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
Valuable Papers Cheap.
Read What Follows.

We will send the Caledonian and Man.
or Essex Counties one year for sails, and
to any post ONCE in the q. 8. for $3.50 /;
payment in advance. This applies to both
new and old subscribers. The Mirror is a
large eight-page paper and is invaluable
to Farmers. Horsemen. Poultry Raisers
and Grand Army Men, Order the Mirror
with the Caledonian and save money.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29

A. B. Darling the Fifth Avenue hotel
N. Y. city, is in the place. He has
bought sucking colt of Frank Stod-
dard for $I25.
Mrs. c. d. (KimbaD Crawford of
Watertown, Mass, is at VIM. E. Fair
banks also Mr.. Fairbanks little son
frankie, who has been with her the
past year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29

Rutland Herald: If local freights in
Vermont are to be no more in proper
ton than through rates, the effect
ought to be to encourage every form
of industry here. If Vermont farmers
boys will only stay at home and farm
intelligently, we verify believe they
will do better than they now can in
most parts of the West.